Headlight-controller.



H. R. PARKER.

HEADLIGHT CONTROLLER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.15,1908.

Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

1?. Park:

Eli mentor Henry MIL UNITED HEADLIGHT-CONTROLLER.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented Oct. 5, 1430s.

Application filed January 16, 1.908 Serial No. 410,903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY R. PARKER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city ofReacling, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hemlliglit-Clontrolhnrs, of which the following is n specification.

My invention relates to head lights for cars, and particularly to mechanism for o crating the some so as to throw the light in varying directions in advance of the car, independent of the line of travel, and at the will of the operator,-ns fully explained in' the accompanying drawing and pee i'l'ion tion and particularly point-ed out in the claims.

'iiigure 1,is a, sectional elevation of a car embodying my invention. Figs. 2 end 3 are detail views.

In the drawings 1 is the platform of a car and 2 the (lush of these-inc. made hollow to permit the lowering of the upper sash portion 3 into some, and it neeosssry to carry the operating mechanism for the manipulation of the head light around this dash so ilS not to interfere with the sash opening. To this end I mount it vertically revoluble slut-ft 4 in. hearings on. the outer face of the dash 2, the lower end of the shaft projecting below the floor of the platform 1, and the upper end carrying a light bracket 5, upon which may hcphiced any suitable head lightu-s iruliontml at (i; said bracket 5 being pivoted til. 7 to on arm 8 formed on the shaft 4. A shalt, similar to shaft '4, marked 9 in the drmving, is mounted iii-bearings on the inner Tune of the dosh 2, parallel with the outer shaft, and pro iects through the floor 1 of the plntl'orm. ".l iesc shafts 4 and l) are opcrutivcly connected so' as to turn upon their axes in unison, the nnithodshown consisting of pin and slot engaging urms, marked res )cctivoly Ill and 11, secured to the lower ends of the shafts beneath the our floor, and an operating lnmdlc 1.2 is mounted in the u per cnd ofslmft l) to turn some. It will is readily seen. that any turnine movement iven to slndt 9 will be transmitted to the hood. light 6, mounted on the oonnectedshaft 4, lo swing the light in a horizontal lane.

Th lmmllc 12 is mounted on s pivot 13 in u sloth-d upper portion of shaft 9, and its verl iwil swipg upon its pivotis carried to the lighthraeket :3 to turn some uponits pivnt 8 and move The hood light in n vertical plane. .ll'l'. opemting mechanism for this vertical handle 12.

This (lash 2 is.

movement of the li ht bracket from the hendle consists of a be." crank 14, pivoted at 15 on the arm 8 of shaft 4 end connect-ed by a link 16 with said bracket to control-the movement of the latter upon its pivot '7; a rod 17 connecting the opposite end of said bell crank 14 with's doubleeronkf18-----19 mounted beneath the floor of the car; similar rod 20 connecting the end 19 of double crank with the end ofthe' pivoted.

.It will thus be seen that the handle 12 has two movements of cont! the bend light-,either of which in try he in. :2- pendently mode, or they may be joint-iv used to direct the light at any desired dint in advance of the ear and at the will of the oporator.

In order to look my controlling device in fixed position, i provide a bolt 21 secured 'o handle and sliding into engagement x f the dosh to hold said handle against- 0; ier horizontal or vertical movement and thus secure the light in fixed position.

My invention provides for rendy and p tive control of the head light and c: 2; Motion of the direction of its rz'r's of i and it is simple and stron and reedi p'li to any car without interim-once r the functions of the (lush or the runnh mechanism of the cor.

l. A headlight (mntroller for ours com-- prising two parallelrotory' shafts errmigrri on the outer and inner sides of the cm dosh, no head light carried by the outer shaft, so operating handle on the inner shaft, and an crating connection between said shafts, .-.1.o-- stontially as set forth.

2. In or head light controller for cor-s o heed light bracket pivotally mounted side the car dash, a. handle pivot-ally mo inside the dash, a bell crank oontrolli... movement of said-pivoted bracket, and o sting mechanism connecting said hell (i and pivoted handle comprising a, red on e the dash, n rod inside the dosh, end o. douidc crank, suhstmitinliy :1:- set forth.

3. In o. head light mn'troller for cars, two parallel rotary shafts arranged on the outer and inner sides of the our dash, on ope-ruling coi'inection; between said shafts outside the our body, it h'ond light. pivoted to the outer shnit,nn operating handle pivoted to the inner shaft, at boll crank controlling the movement of said pivoted light, and ope-roting mechanism connecting said bell. (ti'nnli' the outer and inner sides of the car dash, an-

and ivoted handle comprising a rod outside mountedon the inner shaft, and a locking 10 the ash, a rod inside the dash, and a double l device to-hold said lightin fixed position. crank, all substantially as described. 5 In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature,

4. A, head light controller fpr oars oomin the presence of two witnesses. prising-two parallel rotary shafts arranged on HENRY R PARKE-R operating connection between said shafts, Witnesses: a head light pivotally mounted on the outer .1) M. STEWART,

' shaft, an operating handletherefor pivotally 1 W. G. STEWART. 4 

